Author: Kendare Blake (blog, twitter, website) Genre: Young Adult/paranormal romance/horror Publication: August 7, 2012, Tor Teen Pages: 332 synopsis from Goodreads [book rating=5/5] It’s been months since the ghost of Anna Korlov opened a door to Hell in her basement and disappeared into it, but ghost-hunter Cas Lowood can’t move on. His […]
There are quite a few YA books being released in October, here are three that I know a few bookclub members cannot wait to read! Keep in mind that the last two may contain spoilers if you have not read the prior books. What books are you excited to read […]
No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now that we’ve made it through the rough patches, well… There’s a lot of spontaneous combustion going on. But even he can’t […]
In the continuing trend of young adult books being optioned for film, Sophie Jordan’s wildly successful book Firelight was just snatched up by Mandalay Pictures. The book, part of a three-book series, tells the tale of Jacinda, a draki and a descendant of dragons, who after breaking a sacred tenet […]
I’ll admit it, I’m not a fan of Beautiful Creatures (ducks to avoid flying tomatoes). However, this Warner Bros. trailer, set to the epic Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine, sucked me in and made me (dare I say) excited for the release of the movie. In addition to […]
I’ll admit it, I’m a cover whore. There’s a saying don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but I can’t not! There are some really beautiful covers out there and as I am a visual person I’m immediately drawn to explore a book further based solely on that first glance. […]
Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven Boys is the latest in a string of YA Novels that have found their movie rights being optioned. The novel, which won’t be released until September 18, 2012, centers around 16 year old Blue, who comes from a family of psychics, and is told that if […]
Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst Published by Margaret K. McElderry Synopses Goodreads In a desert world of sandstorms and sand-wolves, a teen girl must defy the gods to save her tribe in this mystical, atmospheric tale from the author of Drink, Slay, Love.Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel […]
Books On Our Radar focuses on new and noteworthy upcoming releases that have peeked our interest. This weeks selections include a novel that focuses on a boy finding his dead girlfriend alive and well in a parallel universe and another dealing with a girl trying to find out the secrets […]
Author: Katie McGarry (blog, twitter) Genre: YA w/ mature themes Publication: July 31, 2012, Harlequin Teen Pages: 384 synopsis from Goodreads [book rating=4.5/5] No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with “freaky” scars on her arms. Even Echo can’t remember […]